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derrick

[der-ik] / ˈdɛr ɪk /
NOUN
crane
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A giant wooden oil derrick serves as a central landmark in Taft, which finances its schools, fire department and police force with oil revenues.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

First cranes, then the drilling derrick and finally the accommodation modules fell into the sea.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

In Mid-Wilshire, an oil derrick is camouflaged as a nondescript office building.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

It characterizes the wildcatter and oil derrick as "Texas icons."

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2022

They were on a platform drilling when the derrick began to tremble, as if a locomotive were rushing by.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann